Invasion ecology.9781405114189 Invasion ecology Invasion ecology The study of the establishment, spread, and ecological impact of species translocated from one region or continent to another by humans. . Lockwood, Julie L. et al. Blackwell Publishing 2007 304 pages $64.95 Paperback QH353 Alien species are invading in·vade v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades v.tr. 1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage. 2. the Earth. Lockwood (ecology, evolution, and natural resources, Rutgers, State U. of New Jersey) and fellow scientists introduce the integrative discipline of invasion ecology that encompasses ecology, biogeography Biogeography A synthetic discipline that describes the distributions of living and fossil species of plants and animals across the Earth's surface as consequences of ecological and evolutionary processes. , evolution, population genetics Population genetics The study of both experimental and theoretical consequences of mendelian heredity on the population level, in contradistinction to classical genetics which deals with the offspring of specified parents on the familial level. , and economics. In a textbook intended for senior undergraduate/graduate-level courses, they untangle the field's "wicked terminological web" and present conceptual issues and research salient to invasion stages and trends. Boxes feature case studies and examples of the evolution of nonnative species (e.g., a superfly), the recent trend of treating interactions between nonnatives, and biocontrol bi·o·con·trol n. See biological control. biocontrol See biological control. and economic valuation methods. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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